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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: Von Stroheim on February 18, 2022, 03:17:38 PM

Title: WarGames Atlantic Plastic Russians.
Post by: Von Stroheim on February 18, 2022, 03:17:38 PM: Wargames atlantic are showing renders for a plastic Russian set for' four wars'

https://wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/russians-for-at-least-4-wars?utm_campaign=emailmarketing_119294885986&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email

They also have an upcoming set of Japanese for the Russo= Japanese War
Title: Re: WarGames Atlantic Plastic Russians.
Post by: has.been on February 21, 2022, 08:03:33 AM: Interesting. Thanks for the post.
Title: Re: WarGames Atlantic Plastic Russians.
Post by: Golgotha on February 21, 2022, 09:46:16 AM: Those are lovely especially for Back and Beyond and Russian Civil War.
Title: Re: WarGames Atlantic Plastic Russians.
Post by: MaleGriffin on February 21, 2022, 05:12:39 PM: They look great for "back of beyond," but I'd really like to see fewer budenovka and some ushankas or side caps to make them useful for multiple periods.
Title: Re: WarGames Atlantic Plastic Russians.
Post by: FramFramson on February 21, 2022, 06:11:45 PM: Quote from: MaleGriffin on February 21, 2022, 05:12:39 PM
They look great for "back of beyond," but I'd really like to see fewer budenovka and some ushankas or side caps to make them useful for multiple periods.
I agree. That's also an extremely common remark in the comments on that page, so hopefully we'll see a change to that effect?
Title: Re: WarGames Atlantic Plastic Russians.
Post by: cuprum on February 23, 2022, 06:41:53 AM: Ushanka hat is a winter headdress. It is not needed for figures in summer uniform.
Title: Re: WarGames Atlantic Plastic Russians.
Post by: carlos marighela on February 23, 2022, 09:50:50 AM: Quote from: cuprum on February 23, 2022, 06:41:53 AM
Ushanka hat is a winter headdress. It is not needed for figures in summer uniform.

Indeed.

I must say I’m not really sold on these. Not a patch on the Empress, Tsuba or OZ Club STP ranges.
Title: Re: WarGames Atlantic Plastic Russians.
Post by: Pan Marek on February 23, 2022, 05:33:02 PM: Ah, but the WWI papakha is frequently seen worn with "summer" uniforms in period photos. I'd like to see some of
them in this set.
Title: Re: WarGames Atlantic Plastic Russians.
Post by: cuprum on February 24, 2022, 02:20:14 AM: Wearing a "papakha" in the summer is more typical of the Civil War, when there was a huge shortage of everything, including clothing.
Well, it can also be seen in the period of spring or autumn, when it can be warm during the day, and still very cold at night. Then, remaining in winter uniforms, the soldiers could simply take off their overcoat during the day.

This set of figurines will be good as a basis for conversions. But for each specific declared period, it will contain errors.

If for someone it is important of course ;)
Title: Re: WarGames Atlantic Plastic Russians.
Post by: carlos marighela on February 24, 2022, 06:54:53 AM: They should probably look at casting the ammunition pouches as separate items if they want multi use. By the time of the GPW the Red Army typically, albeit not universally used a newer, twin pouch pattern. I suppose with the deft use of a craft knife you could acheive a reasonable facsimile.
Title: Re: WarGames Atlantic Plastic Russians.
Post by: FramFramson on February 24, 2022, 08:23:09 AM: They could also go full CRAZY and simply include a few bare heads.

A wild idea, I know. lol
Title: Re: WarGames Atlantic Plastic Russians.
Post by: Von Stroheim on February 24, 2022, 02:59:51 PM: Or a LMG - Madsen preferrably their other sets WW1 French and Germans and the forthcoming British all have them.